Thursday, August 10, 2017

QOTY: Trump

by digby

This is just a little reminder of one of the more astonishing events of this astonishing time.

"I just fired the head of the F.B.I. He was crazy, a real nut job," Trump told the Russian foreign minister and U.S. ambassador on May 10 during an Oval Office meeting, according to a transcript of the meeting read to The Times by a U.S. official. "I faced great pressure because of Russia. That's taken off."

And then he added, "tell Vlad we're in the clear..."

Ok, I made up that last part.

Remember, this happened the day after he fired Comey. And they kept the meeting a secret only Russian photographers and press were allowed in. And they stabbed Trump in the back when they released the pictures on the internet and late withdrew them: